Michael Trizano vs. Hakeem Dawodu
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Michael Trizano
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Hakeem Dawodu
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Michael Trizano
Distance 87.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 6.5%)
Hakeem Dawodu
Distance 89.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michael Trizano
Head 68.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.8%)
Hakeem Dawodu
Head 63.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 21.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Trizano L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Dawodu L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 248 / 496 | 50.0% | 40.9% | 615 / 1294 | 47.5% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 70.8% | 114 / 144 | 79.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 69.2% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 159 / 384 | 41.4% | 37.2% | 338 / 913 | 37.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 74 / 108 | 68.5% | 68.2% | 215 / 307 | 70.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 69 / 72 | 95.8% | 80.7% | 181 / 223 | 81.2% | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Trizano L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Dawodu L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 308 / 660 | 46.7% | 39.2% | 351 / 901 | 39.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 70.3% | 75 / 113 | 66.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 69.4% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 158 / 477 | 33.1% | 35.9% | 301 / 839 | 35.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 118 / 162 | 72.8% | 67.9% | 110 / 142 | 77.5% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 90 / 102 | 88.2% | 81.5% | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dawodu has more cage time on record.